Brief:
Dual "D" engine scale model o' t' UK/Germany Advanced Short Range Air t' Air Missile (ASRAAM).

Construction:
This Launch Pad rocket is exactly like all t' other TLP kits.
T' Kit contains:

• Plastic nose cone
• Cardboard body tubes (2)
• Balsa fins
• Shock cord attachment & engine mountin' t' same as t' older Estes rockets.
• Parachute is purple mylar.

T' quality o' t' parts is OK with t' nosecone o' better quality than I have seen in other kits.

Instructions are illustrated and are pretty basic and simple t' follow. Ahoy! Assembly starts with t' dual engine mount and then t' body tube. Ahoy! This rocket has clean lines and is a very basic 4 finned and a nose cone rocket.

Templates are supplied for t' fins and shock cord anchor. Avast! Well, matey, blow me down! For some reason t' TLP never includes any information on launch lugs so one has t' figure out where t' put them. I put mine betwixt t' fins and half way up t' body.

Finishing:
Although no decals are included, ya bilge rat, thar be alot o' information on markin' and paintin' t' rocket.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
I have flown mine 2 times. Avast! Begad! Once with D12-3 and once with D12-5. Arrr! Well, blow me down! Both seem t' work fine. Ahoy! O' course you have t' use enough waddin' t' protect t' chute. Avast, me proud beauty! Lookin' at t' rocket you may be concerned with how well it would fly with t' small fins it has and it bein' a dual engine rocket with a lot o' weight at t' rear. Begad! Ya scallywag! But surprisingly it flew great both times. Nice, arrr, straight and ejection at t' proper time.

Recovery:
Unfortuanately mine suffers from 2 problems. First, because t' engines are recessed a bit, me bucko, shiver me timbers, t' inside o' t' body tube gets a little burnt! See picture. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Secondly, with dual engines it is aft heavy when comin' down. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! That compounded with a chute nay fully open caused some minor damage t' t' bottom o' t' rocket. Avast! See picture.

If I were t' build again, I would put a reinforcement rin' inside t' bottom o' t' rocket t' strengthen and help protect it from t' flames.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Pros:

• Nice, arrr, shiver me timbers, clean lines
• High quality nosecone
• Easy t' assemble
• Dual engines
• Stable flyer, me hearties, arrr, more stable than me other TLP kits with larger fins, weighs only 6 ozs so you can get some good height on dual engines, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, you could probably also fly it on dual C11-3s.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5